Velouté

🥘 Ingredients

• heavy blond roux
  1 heavy
• mushrooms
  4 tbsp
• pepper
• salt
• unsalted butter
  2 Tbsp
• vegetable broth
  2.5 c

🍳 Cookware

• medium saucepan
• spoon
• fine-mesh sieve

1. 1

   Make a heavy blond roux .

   heavy blond roux: 1 heavy
2. 2

   Remove the medium saucepan from the heat and slowly whisk in 2.5 cup of vegetable broth along with minced mushrooms .

   vegetable broth: 2.5 c, mushrooms: 4 tbsp
3. 3

   Return the saucepan to the heat and bring the sauce slowly to a simmer, whisking to prevent lumps. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often and skimming any skin that forms on the surface, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon , about 20 minutes. Do not boil.
4. 4

   Strain through a fine-mesh sieve , if desired.
5. 5

   Season to taste with salt and pepper .

   salt, pepper
6. 6

   Just before serving, whisk in softened unsalted butter or any flavored butter.

   unsalted butter: 2 Tbsp